Shipping frame for long-pile goods



Feb. 26, 1924;

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FRANK R. "WHEELER, F NEY'V YORK, N. Y., AND BOVTMAN .MOMEEKIN, OF SHELTO'N, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS, BY IVIESNE A$$TGNMENTS, TO" CENTRAL UNION TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, TRUSTEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SHIPPING ERAIEE FOR LONG-FILE GOODS.

Application filed September 20, 1919. Serial No. 325,077. 3

To a who-722M211. may concern Be it known that we, FRANK R. WHEELER and Bowman M. MoMEnKIN, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively,

of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, and Shelton, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented. a new and useful Shipping Frame for Long-Pile Goods, of which 1 the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a frame for use in transporting piece goods and, more particularly, long pile fabric in the piece, and has for an object to provide such a device 16 which will firmly maintain the fabric in such position that it will be prevented from injury due to creasing or surface contact.

Another object is to provide such a device which is very light and rigid, simple to manufacture and inexpensive.

A further object consists in providing certain improvements in the form, construct1on andarrangement of the several parts whereby the above named and other objects may be effectively attained.

A practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 represents an end elevation of the preferred form of the device with fabric thereon.

Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the same, partly broken away.

Fig. 3 represents a section taken in the plane of the line IIL-HI of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 represents an enlarged detail section of part of the device.

Fig. 5 represents an end elevation of a modified form of the device, with fabric thereon.

Fig. 6 represents a side elevation of the.

1 and two narrow slats 2, 3. These slats may be composed of some suitable material, such as'w'ood, and the slats 2, 3 are arranged at opposite sides of the slat 1, so that the assembly takes the form of a cross in section,'or end view, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The slats -'1-, 2, 3 are sufficiently long so as to provide-for the reception of the de sired width of fabric to be transported.

v The two end members are identical, and hence onlyone need be described. It consists of three parts, 4, 5 and6, which are preferably composed of thin strips of'metal, such as iron. The part 4 is bent into substantially hour-glass shape so as to include two elements that are triangular in form and have their apices adjacent. The ends of the metal strip are folded together along the outer face of one of the said elements as clearly shown in Figs- 1 and 3. The parts 5 and 6 are identical, and consist of strips of metal, similar to that used in the part 4,

which are bent into triangular form and have their ends flanged for abutment with and for fastening to the neck or intermediate portion of the part 4.

The part 4 is secured to the slat 1 by bolts 7, and the same bolts also serve to secure the flanges of the parts 5 and 6 to the part 4 and to the slat 1. The parts 5 and 6 are also fastened by bolts 8, 9 to the slats 2 and 3, respectively, the arrangement being such that the two sides of the neck or intermediate portion of the part 4 liebetween the slats 2, 3 and the slat 1. By this arrangement of fastening means, the parts of the end members are secured to each other, the parts of the body are secured to each other, and the end members are secured to the body.

The flaring sides of the parts 4, 5 and 6 are provided with series of hooks 10, which project inwardly substantially parallel with the body portion and curve outwardly substantially at right angles to the body portion. The hooks are spaced equally apart in each series, so that the end members .of the device are, in effect, provided with several sets of equally spaced hooks radiating from the body portion.

The fabric is represented by 11 and may be considered as any kind of long pile goods in the piece. It is placed in or on the frame, substantially as tape or thread is wound on a spool, except that instead of starting to wind the fabric on the body portion 1, 2, 3, it is started at one of the innermost hooks 10 on each end member. The fabric is then passed around into engagement with also preferable to arrange the fabric on the frame withthe pile side facing inwardly so that it is not exposed on the outermost coil or layer. As a result of this arrangement, the fabric is not subjectedto sharp bends or folds and the lengths of fabric between adjacent sets of hooks are sufliciently similar in extent so that there is little or no tendency-for slackening of the fabric at any particular point through lack of adequate support.

The modified form, shown in Fig. 5 is substantially-the sameas the preferred form, but the body portion consists of four narrow slats 12, 13, 14, 1'5, and thexendmembers are each composed of a single strip of metal which is bent into the form of a double hour glass or'maltese cross. The slots 12,

13, 1 1, 15, are bolted to the end members by bolts 16, 17, 18, 19, as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 7. The modified form of the device is used in the same manner as the preferred form. WVe desire it to be understood that various changes may be resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts without departing .from the spirit and scope of our invention,

comprising, a body composed of a main slat and a pair of additional slats arranged on opposite sides of the main slat and projecting oppositely therefrom, four outwardly flaring end members secured to said slats,

and means on said members forparrying and holding the fabric in convolving obtuse angles.

In testimony, that names this 10th day of Sept, 1919.

FRANK R. \VHEELER. BOWVMAN M. MGMEEKIN.

we claim the foregoing as .our oint inventlon, We have signed our 

